理查·阿克莱特（Richard Arkwright，1732年－1792年），是英国第一家棉纺厂创办者，发明了水力纺纱机。

• 1769年自称发明水力纺纱机，并取得专利权。
• 1771年在曼彻斯特创办棉纺厂，用机器进行生产。

Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 in Preston – 3 August 1792 in Cromford) was an inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. Although his patents were eventually overturned, he is credited with inventing the spinning frame, which following the transition to water power was renamed the water frame. He also patented a rotary carding engine that transformed raw cotton into cotton lap.